Kintbury level crossing works over-run

Crossing scheduled to re-open today will remain shut

People travelling through Kintbury will have to allow extra time for journeys today, owing to over-running engineering works.

Network Rail had been conducting crossing tests and barrier repairs over the weekend and the work was scheduled to be finish this morning.

However, a spokesman for Network Rail, James Crook, said: "Our contractors have been unable to return the road surface to a safe standard following track renewal work this weekend at the level crossing in Kintbury, and as such the crossing will not re-open to motorists and pedestrians today.

“Passengers arriving at platform 1 wishing to travel eastbound should travel to Hungerford and change to a service towards Newbury, and passengers wishing to travel westbound from platform 2 should travel to Newbury and join a service travelling toward Hungerford.